Total gov expenditure percapita oecd in Iceland
Iceland: Total gov expenditure percapita oecd was 39,385 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total gov expenditure percapita oecd in Iceland, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total gov expenditure percapita oecd in Iceland is 39,385, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total gov expenditure percapita oecd in Iceland peaked at 39,385 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,590, in 2007.
That places Iceland 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Total gov expenditure percapita oecd in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18,590 | — |
| 2008 | 27,733 | +49.2% |
| 2009 | 22,445 | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 19,628 | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 21,133 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 20,486 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 20,775 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 21,464 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 21,814 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 25,326 | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 25,150 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 25,698 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 27,008 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 29,485 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 31,438 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 36,488 | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 37,775 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 39,385 | +4.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 39,385 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,582, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 39,385 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27,928, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total gov expenditure percapita oecd in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +49.2% | 18,590 | 27,733 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,923 | 18,590 | 27,733 | 3 |
| 2010s | 22,848 | 19,628 | 27,008 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,914 | 29,485 | 39,385 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total gov expenditure percapita oecd in Iceland?
- Total gov expenditure percapita oecd in Iceland was 39,385 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total gov expenditure percapita oecd recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 39,385 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total gov expenditure percapita oecd recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,590 in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for total gov expenditure percapita oecd?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total gov expenditure percapita oecd rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total gov expenditure percapita oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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